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militant
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[ adjective ] showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking
Synonyms Examples "highly competitive sales representative" "militant in fighting for better wages for workers" "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)In each of the last , the trial marked the beginning of a new course : in Moscow the liquidation of the Old Bolsheviks and the tightening of Stalin 's dictatorship ; in the United_States the initiation of militant anti Communism , with the repentant ex Communist in the vanguard . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] engaged in war
Synonyms Examples "belligerent (or warring) nations" "a fighting war" Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)L'Unita and Hoy published identical denunciations of Short 's elevation , l'Osservatore_Romano and the Christian_Science_Monitor ignored it , Times_of_India snickered at it , and the Manchester_Guardian simply reported it - the Fosterites in England were few but extremely militant . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) a militant reformer
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